Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-18
DRY.GOODs STORE ROBBED.
II. W. NunnalIy's sEssabIlshment.i i'm
Manchester, Entered by Thieves.

hnncncster. Entereu oy InteSes'
Some time during Tuesday night the
large dry. goods, notion, furnishing,
and shoe-house OF Mr.. b. Woodson
Nunnally, situated at the northeast cor
ner of Twelfth and Hull streets, was
entered by burglar or burglars and
robbed Of considerable quantity Of
goods.
Wien the store was closed about 7
o'clock Tuesday afternoon everything
WAS LETT in perfect order, bat when Mr..
Nunnally entered yesterday morning he
found things torn to pieces generally:
His attention was Immediately attracted
by q ladder which was sitting up
against the back wall just under the
transom over the back door. The
transom, which is quite a large
one, had been pushed in, but
the job was very carefully exc
cuted, as the glass was not crack
ed. On the outside OF the transom
are two iron bars running across the
window, brit instead of being securely
fastened the ends rest in cleats which
are fastened to the frame with small
screws that can be easily drawn with a
knife. One of these cleats bad
been taken off, one of the bars removed,
the transon showed in, and for man to
crawl through was quite an easy mat
tei. On the outside was also found .
step ladder, which had evidently been
"borrowed. The ladder left inside
the store was taken from the yard of
MIR. Barley Ande son just in rear OF
MIR. Nunnally's lot.
WHAT WAS STOLEN.
Mr. Nunnally was seen by Dispatch
reporter yesterday afternoon. He said
that he could not estimate his loss with
any accuracy, but thought 1t would
amount to possibly $500. As soon as
he discovered that the robbery had
been committed he began to look
around. Just outside the door entered,
lying on the grass, were about fifteen
boxes, from each of which q pair OF
shoes had been taken. Here were also
found two shoes, and in neighboring
lot cheap lady's straw hat, which
had been dropped into the water, was
picked up. The shoe-boxes were all
more or less broken up. One shoe was
found inside the store, which was
dropped at the foot of the ladder.
Many OF the dry-goods shelves were
partially pilfered, large number OF
pairs of socks were missed, and quite a
number of pairs of shoes taken from
large boxes. Mr.. Nunnally cannot
compute his loss for several days, il
ever. He thinks that about as many
things as two men could carry at once
were taken.
BAND or THIEVES.
The police were put in possession OF
the facts in the case yesterday morn
ing, and they will investigate thorough
ly and in all probability capture the
guilty parties. The robbery was nc
doubt committed in the early hours OF
morning, and all the circumstance
surrounding the case would indicate
that the perpetrators were well &c
quainted with the neighborEood. There
is as yet no clue to the guilty par
ties. but it is believed to be
tie work of an organized band
of thieves, as they were heard
during the night in the backyard oI
another business-house in the imme
diate neighborhood. No one sleeps il
The store, and things worked so noise
lessly that none of the neighbors were
aroused.
This is another evidence of the in
suflicicncy of the Manchester police
force. With but two men on duty al
night in a city of about 5000 inhabi
tants and with so large an area suct
things may be reasonably expected.